SECTION C: LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND EXTENDED READING TEXT 30 Marks

Q.8. One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/play for reference to the context.Four Very Short Answer Questions : two questions of one mark each for global comprehension and two questions of one mark each for interpretation. 4 marks

Q.9. Four Short Answer type Questions from the Literature Reader to test local and global comprehension of theme and ideas (30-40 words each)
4x2 = 08 Marks

Q.10. One out of two Long Answer type Questions to assess how the values inherent in the text have been brought out. Creativity, imagination and extrapolation
beyond the text and across the texts will be assessed. (100-120 words).
8 marks

Q.11. One out of two very Long Answer Questions on theme, plot involving interpretation, inference and character sketch, in about 150-200 words based on the prescribed extended reading text.
10 Marks

Prescribed Books:
Published by CBSE, New Delhi
Interact in English Series

Main Course Book (Revised Edition)

Workbook (Revised Edition)

Literature Reader (Revised Edition)

Extended Reading Texts (either one)

Gulliver’s Travels (unabridged) by Jonathan Swift

Three Men in a Boat (unabridged) by Jerome K. Jerome

NOTE:
Teachers are advised to:

encourage classroom interaction among peers, students and teachers through activities such as roleplay, group work etc.,

reduce teacher-talk time and keep it to the minimum,

take up questions for discussion to encourage pupils to participate and to marshal their ideas and express and defend their views.

Reading Section:
Reading for comprehension, critical evaluation, inference and analysis is to be assessed.

Writing Section:
All types of short and extended writing tasks will be dealt with.

Grammar:
Grammar items mentioned in the syllabus will be taught and assessed over a
period of time. There will be no division of syllabus for Grammar.

Listening and Speaking Skills :
As given in the subject enrichment activities, section
3.2 (III) at the initial pages of this Curriculum Document.

WORK BOOK* - Suggested Break-up of Units for the Purpose of Classroom Teaching
only-NOT FOR TESTING (see the note below)

1 Verb Form

1 Connectors

2 Determiners

2 The Passive

3 Future Time Reference

3 Reported Speech

4 Modals

4 Prepositions

*Note on Workbook: The suggested split up of the units of the Workbook reflects adistribution for the purpose of classroom teaching only. Since grammar and usage is not to be tested directly, but in an integrated manner, the split up as shown, does not restrict questions in the grammar section of question papers to the specific units shown in the split up of Workbook units. Grammar is to be tested by recycling grammar items learnt over a period of time in a comprehensive manner. Teachers may adapt this suggested distribution for classroom teaching, making modifications according to their specific needs.

Note:

Schools may adapt the given break-up as per their convenience.

Activities such as Language games, quizzes, projects, role plays, dramatization, script writing etc must be done as ‘in class’ and ‘in school’ activities. In case, a field survey or visit is taken up, it must be under the direct supervision of the teacher.

Class - IX
English Communicative 2017-18 (Code No. 101)

Textbooks

Literature Reader

PROSE

1. Two Gentlemen of Verona

4. A Shady Plot

2 Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger

5. Patol Babu

3.The Letter

6. Virtually True

POETRY

1. The Frog and the Nightingale

4. The Rime of Ancient Marine

2. Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments

3. Ozymandias

DRAMA

1. The Dear Departed

2. Julius Caesar

Main Course Book

1. Health and Medicine

4. Environment

2. Education

5. Travel and Tourism

3. Science

6. National Integration

Extended Reading Texts – (either one)

Diary of a Young Girl – 1947 June 12,
1942 to March 14, 1944 By Anne Frank
(unabridged edition) (Published by CBSE)
The Story of My Life – 1903, Chapters
1-14 By Helen Keller (unabridged edition)

Diary of a Young Girl – 1947 March 16, 1944 to August 01, 1944 By Anne Frank (unabridged edition) (Published by CBSE) The Story of My Life – 1903 Chapters 15-23 By Helen Keller (unabridged edition)

WORK BOOK* – Suggested Break-up of Units for the purpose of classroom teaching only
– NOT FOR TESTING (see the following note).